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From: "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>
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Subject: Re: Looking for better Ada books
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:47:28 -0600
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"G.B." <bauhaus@futureapps.invalid> wrote in message 
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> On 10.03.16 22:39, Randy Brukardt wrote:
>>> What is your definition of better books?
>>> >
>>> >You are way behind technologies for sure.
>> Sure seems like my library of dusty old Ada books. Most of which I 
>> haven't
>> opened in decades...:-)
>>
>
> Being with the latest, greatest and largest version of Ada is one thing,
> having a good technical writer's book on Ada is another. The latter
> quality of being a writer that the reader finds readable can help quite
> a bit even when the subject is "older" Ada. Namely, whenever the author
> is a good match for the reader's learning habits.

Surely, but most of those old books sucked. In the early days of Ada, lots 
of people pumped out books in an attempt to cash in on what looked like the 
future (and lots of people with deep pockets). There's a reason I haven't 
opened those books!

There were a lot fewer Ada 95 books, and most of those are good or better. 
Ada 83 books, not so much (some of them could actually promote bad habits).

Anyway, I personally wouldn't bother with books at all, since there are a 
wide variety of free resources available online these days, and those are 
just as good as the (expensive) books. As you say, YMMV.

                                               Randy.